Pulmonary metastasectomy with laparotomy in alveolar echinococcosis

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Alveolar Echinococcosis, Lithuania

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Hepatic alveolar echinococcosis.

 Alveolar hydatid disease is a highly malignant form of echinococcosis caused by the larvae of the cestode echinococcus multilocularis. Alveolar hydatid disease always affects the liver and can metastasise to the lung and brain. Early diagnosis and precise evaluation of the localization as well as the extent of lesions are essential for treatment. In this report, we present ultrasound and compu...

Aspergillosis with pulmonary echinococcosis

Address: 1Assistant Professor, Department of Cytopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA, 2Senior Resident, Department of Radiodiagnosis, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA, 3Additional Professor, Department of Cytopathology, Postgraduate Institute of Medical Education and Research, Chandigarh, INDIA, 4Assis...

Human Alveolar Echinococcosis in Kyrgyzstan

Human echinococcosis is a reportable disease in Kyrgyzstan. Between 1995 and 2011, human alveolar echinococcosis increased from <3 cases per year to >60 cases per year. The origins of this epidemic, which started in 2004, may be linked to the socioeconomic changes that followed the dissolution of the former Soviet Union.